Girls Aloud f/ Pet Shop Boys - "The Loving Kind"

[RedDragon]

Well, it's not a duet, byt they co-wrote this song for Girls Aloud. Exciting!

While working with the Xenomania team, we ended up co-writing a song for Girls Aloud called "The Loving Kind". It's on their new album, "Out Of Control", which will be released early in November. I love it - it's beautiful but still dancey - and there's talk of it being released as a single. We first got involved with Xenomania because they'd written and produced great songs for Girls Aloud like "Biology" and "Call The Shots".

www.petshopboys.co.uk/

[That Skipping Rope.]

Girls Aloud, Xenomania and Pet Shop Boys are three of our favourite pop things so all three coming together in one song is a bit of a special Popjustice moment.

To recap:

» Girls Aloud: Five girls, amazing, inspire Xenomania to make brilliant records.

» Xenomania: Revolving group of X-Men style pop alchemists, amazing, inspire Girls Aloud to make brilliant records.

» Pet Shop Boys: Two gentlemen, amazing, inspired Xenomania (and most other people who make interesting pop music) to make brilliant records.

As we mentioned the other day 'The Loving Kind' fits alongside 'Call The Shots' and Kylie's 'The One' as a ballad-that's-not: the lyrics have the sadness and melancholy of a massive proper ballad but the production drags the song straight to the dancefloor and lends it an undeniable sense of optimism. It's proper crying at the discotheque, tears in the toilets (© N Tennant) stuff.

On an album full of dancing robots and typically obtuse Xenomania production it's a welcome shot of romance and warmth for 'Out Of Control'; it's a song about a couple falling apart, which tends to happen in any sort of relationship at one point or another. It's just a very elegant, human song, and how's this for a snapshot of how the relentless bustle of modern life drags lovers apart: "somewhere on a Monday morning, in a rush hour of another day, standing on a crowded platform, carelessly we lost our way".

One of the great things about this is that it doesn't really sound like Girls Aloud singing a Pet Shop Boys song - it's more like two of the best songwriters IN POP HISTORY collaborating with Xenomania to produce a song about human nature and love going tits up. There are some lyrical touches - phrases like "you may be disinclined" and "the issue's never mentioned with all the best intentions" are Proper Tennant - but without going too X-Factor about the whole thing there are some brilliant vocal touches (like the cute pronunciation of the first word, "sometimes" )which mean that the girls Really Make The Song Their Own.

"Wide awake and dreaming... Of yesterday." Amazing.

Seeing as you're here, we suppose we might as well let you have a listen to the song.

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[RedDragon]

I love it already. I really love the "I'd do a-ny-thing" part by Nicola.

[That Skipping Rope.]

This sounds sooooooo good.

[I HATE LA REID]

where can i hear this?

edit:got it

[I HATE LA REID]

ok..i love it..so sweet.

[RedDragon]

This is the obvious second single.

The Loving Kind

Sometimes, I watch you when your sleeping
I wonder what your feeling
Both wide awake in dreaming
Of yesterday

I want you, to kiss away the tensions
The issues never mentioned
With all the best intentions
But you turn away

Oh baby, if you find
I'm not the loving kind
I'll buy you flowers
I'll pour you wine
Do anything, to change your mind
I know
You may be disinclined
To find the love
We left behind
So kiss me then make up your mind
I'm not the loving kind

I'd do anything
Sing the songs that lovers sing
If I could change your mind
that I'm not the loving kind

I'd do anything
Sing the songs that lovers sing
If I could change your mind
that I'm not the loving kind

Somewhere on a monday morning
In a rush hour of another day
Standing on a crowded platform
Carelessly we lost our way

Sometimes, I watch you when your sleeping
I wonder what your feeling
Both wide awake in dreaming
Of yesterday

Oh baby, if you find
I'm not the loving kind
I'll buy you flowers
I'll pour you wine
Do anything, to change your mind
I know
You may be disinclined
To find the love
We left behind
So kiss me then make up your mind
I'm not the loving kind

I'm not the loving kind
I'm not the loving kind

Oh baby, if you find
I'm not the loving kind
I'll buy you flowers
I'll pour you wine
Do anything, to change your mind
I know
You may be disinclined
To find the love
You left behind
So kiss me then make up your mind
I'm not the loving kind

[duh5]

This song is a little too, what's the word... glossy? I'd have to be in the mood to listen to it.

[RedDragon]

This is addictive. It peaked at #60 on iTunes yesterday but I don't know WTF happened after a couple of hours and it's 104 now. lol

[RedDragon]

Second single.

After going to Number One with 'The Promise', Girls Aloud will soon be heading straight back into the charts with their next single 'The Loving Kind'.

Taken from their Number One album, Out of Control, the track is a collaboration between the Girls, their long time producers Xenomania and one of Britain's much loved bands, the Pet Shop Boys!

The track will be out on 12th January, along with another stylish video courtesy of Trudy Bellinger ('The Promise') and a B-side in the shape of the new recording 'Japan'.

We'll be bringing you more information very soon, including news on an exclusive megamix of everyone's favourite Girls Aloud hits, celebrating the band's 20th single, The Loving Kind."

[duh5]

Blah, this is like a bland Kylie track.

[I HATE LA REID]

i ADORE this..it is CTS part deux though.

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

^Agreed - they obviously tried to recreate "Call The Shots". It's worked though - this is great!

[That Skipping Rope.]

They all look stunning, especially Miss Walsh.

[RedDragon]

Hot video! I love it.

[cactus tree]

Two great videos in a row!

I love the editing and all of the effects, and they all look nice. Even Nicola doesn't look dead!

[Divastan™ Inverted]

This is nice... I didn't really like "The Promise"... But this is much better

[RedDragon]

Dec 3, 2008 18:45:46 GMT -5 cactus tree said:

Two great videos in a row!

Hey! the "Sexy! No No No..." video is great and CTS and CSF are good also. They are definitely doing better videos now.

[cactus tree]

Oh, oh yeah...I completely blanked on those (sorry, finals week!). So the last crappy video they've done is what, the Comic Relief song with Sugababes? But i'm not sure something like that counts because they're practically forced to jam in the British comedians somewhere in there.

[I HATE LA REID]

love the video...and wow nicola looks HOT..
and wtf at this new mix...yuck.

[I HATE LA REID]

ok so as expected i LOVE the video mix now.

[RedDragon]

#94 on iTunes already.

[RedDragon]

CD
1. The Loving Kind (Radio Mix)
2. Girls On 45 Megamix

7" Vinyl - Girls Aloud Shop Exclusive
A. The Loving Kind (Radio Mix)
B. Memory Of You

iTunes Remix - Exclusive to iTunes Remix
1. The Loving Kind (Utah Saints Remix)

Download Store Remix - All Download Stores apart from iTunes
1. The Loving Kind (Wideboys Club Mix)


Utah Saints!!!

[RedDragon]

Live at The Girls Aloud Party.



It's weird that they don't have a choreography, considering this is more dance.

[RedDragon]

Listen to the Utah Saints remix (clip):
HERE


The song is #35 on today's midweeks!